Joseph gonoroysky



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SAND BOX.

Patented Jan. 26, 1897.

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JOSEPH GONOROVSKY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

SAN D=BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 575,834, dated January26, 1897.

Application filed November 2, 1896. Serial No. 610,796. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OSEPH GONOROVSKY, of New York city, New York, haveinvented an Improved SandBoX, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a sand-box which may be secured to the frontplatform of a street-car and is under full control of the motorman, whocan thus sand the rails whenever necessary.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedsand-box, showing it secured to one end of a street-car. Fig. 2 is afront elevation thereof; Fig. 3, a plan; Fig. 4, a longitudinal sectionon line 4: 4, Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a similar section on line 5 5, Fig. 3; andFig. 6, a horizontal section on line 6 6, Fig. 4.

The letter a represents a sand-hopper made with a flat back which isadapted to fit against the dashboard A of a car, to which the hopper issecured by a pair of hooks a, which engage the top of such dashboard.The lower contracted end of the hopper is open to constitute adischarge-orifice,which should be arranged vertically above one of therails 13. A horizontally-movable valve b fits against the mouth of thehopper and is operated by a crank-handle b, to the elongated shank ofwhich the valve is directly connected. This shank passes through a pairof perforated lugs c c, projecting laterally from hopper a, in which theshank can rock, while longitudinal displacement is prevented by collars11 To limit the play of the valve, the lug c is extended to form ahorizontal arm 0 provided with a fixed stop 0 and adjustable stop 0between which the crank-handle Z) is free to move.

Pins b projecting upwardly from the valve into the hopper, are adaptedto loosen the sand when caked. To the valve 1) there is pivoted,

furthermore, a foot-bar d, projecting through an opening in thedashboard A within reach of the driver and permitting the valve to beoperated by the foot. if desired.

Beneath the discharge-orifice of the hopper a there is arranged adelivery-pipe e, which is so placed that it will catch some of the sandand conduct it to the second rail 13. This delivery-pipe may be attachedto either side of hopper a by means of the lugs c, that project fromboth sides of the hopper, and from either one of which the pipe may besuspended by an arm a and screw 6 By this arrangement the hopper may besecured to either the right or left side of the car-platform, wherevermost convenient and out of the way of the usual motor-box.

The operation of the sand-box will be readily understood. The driverhangs it to the front dashboard and can by manipulating either thehandle I) or the foot-bar d readily control the discharge of sand, sothat any section of the track can be sanded and waste avoided.

Vhat I claim isl. The combination in a sand-box, of a hopper with avalve, a handle connected thereto, an arm, and an adjustable stopadapted to engage said arm and to limit the play of the handle,substantially as specified.

2. The combination in a sand-box, of a hopper with a valve, a handle andfoot-bar connected thereto, and a delivery-pipe projecting partly underthe hopper and adapted to convey part of the charge to the oppositerail,

